Mr. Head

It's an 01 Pelican/gray A4 1.8tqms w/ celebration package. I has almost 70K on the odo, interior/exterior look pretty top notch, and it is COMPLETELY STOCK.

The only problem is that the Timing Belt hasn't been done yet. Now here is my question. Is the timing belt failure problem only associated with the NDBW 1.8t's? Or do the '00-'01 A4's still have the propencity to die?

The reason i'm trying to find this out is because this is pretty much my only bargaining chip. The seller is asking, i think, way over what the market is allowing on 01 1.8t's. From what i can tell on autotrader and in the classifieds, 01's are going for around 14K. He is asking 16K...

qfrog@work

the risk > cost of parts
so replace it to be safe

VTB(Erik)

Where do you people live? A guy on my hockey team just sold his '01 w/ 80k for 15.

VTB(Erik)

He did throw in some really ugly 18" wheels, maybe that helped.

fastbreak88

...question about the 00 01 timing belts i my self am curious as they are not included in the ****ty bring-your-car-in and-one-of-our-newest-techs-will-peep-it-for-you "recall".

fastbreak88

do you mean volcano black?

VTB(Erik)

pelican is a light blue color, volcano black was replaced by ebony black mica for 00, IIRC.

yoeddy

So, I just replaced the timing belt in my 2001 at 60k. Its insurance and not too bad ($650) when done by an independent.

Mr. Head

that is Exterior: Pelican, Interior: grey

Throttlebender

did a nationwide search for '00 A4s when i was looking at my car. Average asking price was $13.5K